One of the arguments offered by attorneys for President Biden’s son Hunter when responding to a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee for a closed-door deposition was that the committee had shown a pattern of cherry-picking what would be presented to the public. This is unquestionably true. Over and over and over and over and […]Read More
In 1922, Takao Ozawa appeared before the Supreme Court to resolve an increasingly salient question, given the country’s rising and increasingly diverse immigrant population: Could he become a citizen? At the time, the law suggested he couldn’t. As of 1870, naturalization was reserved for noncitizens who were “free white persons” or “persons of African descent.” […]Read More
The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on Friday as investors returned to buying equities in force following a short-lived market stumble to start the new year. The broad market index rose 1.23% to settle at 4,839.81, surpassing both the prior record intraday and closing highs from January 2022. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which set its own […]Read More
The publisher of Sports Illustrated is laying off much of the storied magazine’s entire staff. The news, first reported by Front Office Sports, came less than 24 hours after publisher The Arena Group announced “a significant reduction in its workforce,” comprising 100 employees. Arena said it continued to manage “substantial” debt and recently missed payments, […]Read More
If you were hoping to snatch a unique, sports bar-inspired flavor in your lip balm, you’ll now have to wait. On Wednesday, balm specialists Burt’s Bees announced a collaboration with Hidden Valley Ranch to create balms inspired by classic wings-adjacent flavors. In a release published Wednesday, the companies said they would be releasing balms that […]Read More
Winter weather can cause bigger headaches for electric vehicle drivers than shoveling their driveways. Many are finding cold temperatures reduce their cars’ driving range. Fully electric vehicles, which run exclusively on battery packs, typically lose an average of 41% of their range when outdoor temperatures drop to 20 degrees Fahrenheit and the heat’s cranked on, […]Read More
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been called to testify before Congress to explain why he kept his recent hospitalization a secret, including from the White House. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) sent a letter to Austin on Thursday, saying his “direct testimony” was required to understand the “decisions made to withhold information […]Read More
Republicans won what would seem to be a major concession from President Biden on immigration when Biden signaled that he would come to the table on tougher policies. Biden did so to secure funding for Ukraine, despite the fact that overwhelming majorities of Congress have repeatedly backed the aid. But now Republicans don’t seem to […]Read More
Jaci Statton sat in her car last winter, shocked that doctors at an Oklahoma hospital had instructed her to wait in the parking lot until she became sick enough to qualify for an abortion under the state’s near-total ban. Physicians agreed that the 25-year-old had a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication; they just didn’t believe they […]Read More
As President Donald Trump listened inside the Oval Office, Nikki Haley pitched a dramatic gambit to jump-start Middle East peace talks: Cutting off U.S. funding to a U.N. program providing critical aid to Palestinian refugees. It was a startling idea, especially coming from the ambassador to the United Nations, who months earlier had toured a […]Read More